The Outward Point of View
Why we invested in Januar
Outward VC is delighted to announce our investment in Januar’s €6m seed round, alongside our friends at Element Ventures, ByFounders and Angular Ventures. In 2018, Coinbase, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges had obtained a bank account with Barclays. It was a rare foray into the crypto economy by a major bank and seemingly […]
Read the storyWhy we invested in Oneday
Outward VC co-led the £2.5m funding round alongside Brighteye Ventures, with participation from Flint Capital and well-known angels including Joshua Wöhle, CEO at Mindstone and Co-founder of SuperAwesome. As the father of two Gen Z children, I find myself constantly wondering if and how educational institutions can keep pace with the reinvention of work that […]
Read the storyGetting ahead of founder conflict with Dr Amandip Bahia
Building a successful business is hard. Fostering a healthy, enduring relationship with your co-founder alongside scaling a high-growth tech business is even harder – or in many cases impossible. In fact, founder conflict, according to Noam Wasserman author of The Founder’s Dilemmas, is the reason why 65% of start-ups fail. We draw on the wisdom […]
Read the storyAngel Investing with Yi Luo
Introducing Yi Luo: startup builder (1 exit), prolific angel investor (35+ companies), mother (of 2) and founder in stealth (mic drop!) Not only has Outward had the privilege of working with Yi on a shared portfolio company, we got to spend some time understanding her journey into angel investing, the benefit of coming at it […]
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